11.
(d)
the
group
discussions
before
survey
again when AGB McNair
conducting the second
discovered
the same
serious problems.
Two
questions
therefore
cry
out
to be answered by
A GB
McNair.
First, why
did
it
draft
and
use
such
a
questionnaire
when
all the experts in the same field
are agreed
that no professional surveyor
would ever think of
using
it?
Secondly, why did AGB McNair do nothing to improve
it?
Another matter which has attracted general criticism
from the experts is that in spite of
earlier
demands that
the
contents
of
the questionnaire be made public, both the Survey
Office and AGB
McNair
insisted not
to
disclose
them.
When
a sked by
that it was thought undesirable
our Panel at one of our meetings, the answer given was
to
advance,
rehearsal.
A GB McNair was not dealing here with a product like
when it would be desirable to have the
for fear that the
Now, experts have said that this was
respondents
disclose the questions
would be given a
in
wrong,
because
a detergent
spontaneous
reaction of
the
respondents.
from But
the nature and complexity of the
issues raised in the Green Paper, it would have
been much more
of
desirable to tell the
potential
respondents
questions they would be asked, so that
their
based on informed opinion.
Indeed, there seemed to be no point
in keeping secret the contents of the Questionnaire when
at
all
beforehand what
would answers
be